Some Stats & Photographs

Hamish & myself are busy writing up both the flight report & the radio report for the Dawn to Dusk challenge. These have to be collated & submitted within 21days of the challenge.

Here are some brief stats:

• 9 islands activated on HF radio (SSB/CW)
• 28 lighthouses photographed
• 8 Hours 36 minutes airborne
• 16 Hours 56 minutes in total
• 692.5 nautical miles covered
• 1 can of DEET spray used
• 10 cups of tea consumed

I plan to publish a comprehensive library of photographs but in the mean time please view these photographs for now.

73

Bob
DEQ

The Trophy.

Stuart (Orkney Crystal) presents Hamish with the GB4DTD "Dawn to Dusk" trophy at Kirkwall airport upon completing the challenge.

Sincere thanks to Orkney Crystal for providing the commissioned trophy & the personal crystal memento's.

The GB4DTD "Dawn to Dusk" trophy.

The winner of the trophy worked GB4DTD

on 5 different islands:

Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Papa Westray & Westray.

Congratulations - M0OVL/M

Jon, please get in touch: info@gdram.com

Back Safe & Sound

We eventually got back yesterday after having to leave the Orkney Islands a little earlier than planned due to wx. Sad to leave early but glad to be back home safe & sound.

The above was taken by a visitor to our operation at Barra which has a licenced beach as an airstrip. What a view....

Radio Beef ... ?

Budding radio beefs queue up to get on air for our final transmissions of the day ....

We have just landed on Westray (ATA20.29 and 20sec) after a gruelling long haul hop from Papa Westray (1min 10secs) .....

We've made up some time by doing two 40minute island stops, and we have now logged 8hrs 5min of airborne time .... All that remains is a 15 minute transit back to Kirkwall Airport to land on schedule at 2130 local .... and then a well earned pint !

Thanks for supporting us, making us coffee and following our adventure - it's been huge fun, a huge challenge and a huge success (we think) :)

Ham and Bob

Amber and Robyn hijack a plane ...

Fair Isle welcome party

Amber, Angela, Mark, Dave, Bunter and Robyn :)

Bob's talking to Italy ! And Amber and Robyn are thinking of having a shot too ...

Orkney Times

Diversions due to Danger Area activity at D802/803 and R610A .... Regained route at Kyle of Tongue. Decided to check original planned site at Hoy and found it suitable .... So down we went with the chance to was the Barra sand off the wheels. On the loch from 1611 til 1656
Recalculations show we have been airborne exactly
6h1m ..... Need 2hrs in the air., so off to Fair Isle ETA1758 .... Then will try and fit in a Sumburgh leg ... But this will mean a couple of quick 45 min turnarounds ....